Napier cruise crowd calendar

Napier, New Zealand

How many cruise ships and people are in Napier today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Friday 16 October 2026 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Napier port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 16 Oct

Peak

4,166

people in port · 3,016 guests + 1,150 crew

73% busier than a typical day in Napier.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 07:00 – 15:00

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How busy Napier is on Fri 16 Oct

Friday 16 October 2026 · 1 ship · 4,166 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Carnival Splendor
Carnival Cruise Line
07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
4,162 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Fri 16 Oct

Most people in port 07:00 – 15:00: 4,162 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Splendor

07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Napier? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Napier day. Select a day to see its ships.

Later months

No ships nothing scheduled
Quiet under half a typical day
Light 50–85% of typical
Typical 85–115%
Busy 115–150%
Peak over 150%

October 2026

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–164.2k 17–18–19–20–21–22–233.9k 24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

November 2026

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

8 calls · 8 days with ships

1–2–31.4k 4–5–6–75.7k 8–91.4k 10–11–12–13–14–151.0k 161.1k 17–18–19–20–211.1k 22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–303.8k 311.4k

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Wednesdays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

Monday
522
Tuesday
292
Wednesday
589
Thursday
579
Friday
511
Saturday
85
Sunday
100

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Tue 15 Dec
1 ship
1,007
Quiet
Wed 16 Dec
1 ship
1,102
Quiet
Mon 21 Dec
1 ship
1,102
Quiet
Sat 16 Jan
1 ship
1,102
Quiet
Sun 17 Jan
1 ship
1,296
Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Mon 7 Dec
1 ship
5,680
Peak
Thu 7 Jan
1 ship
4,162
Peak
Fri 23 Oct
1 ship
3,852
Peak
Wed 30 Dec
1 ship
3,760
Peak
Fri 15 Jan
1 ship
2,792
Busy

Napier port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls: 15
Daily average: 380; people in port
Busiest day: 5,680; Mon 7 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships: 15 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Napier

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Celebrity Solstice1 call

Napier crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Napier day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships call at Napier for the day: they arrive in the morning and leave in the late afternoon, so the town and its sights are busiest in between.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.